ΓΑΡἈΝΑΒΕΒΗΚΕΙ, γαρἀναβεβηκει
GARANABEBĒKEI, garanabebēkei
Sounds Like: gar-ah-nah-beh-BEE-kay
Translations: for he had gone up, for he had ascended, for he had climbed up
From the root: ΓΑΡ, ἈΝΑΒΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the conjunction 'γάρ' (gar), meaning 'for' or 'indeed', and a form of the verb 'ἀναβαίνω' (anabainō), which means 'to go up' or 'to ascend'. The combined word 'γαρἀναβεβήκει' therefore means 'for he had gone up' or 'for he had ascended'. It describes an action of moving upwards that was completed in the past, with the 'for' indicating a reason or explanation for something previously stated.
Inflection: Conjunction, Verb: Pluperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular
Strong’s numbers: G1063 (Lookup on BibleHub), G0305 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 17:40
From the same root
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